[osflash] [OT] one editor for everything (emacs)

[ishmael@riles.com]

> I also think it's important not to have a fanatic mindset - it only limits
our minds.
Well said, Marcelo.

I also think it's important not to get so caught up and concerned with
having the best and newest tools that you lose sight of your true goal which
is to create a great product. If the tools you're using does the job well
then that's really all you need.

Ishmael


On 1/3/07, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celoserpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you all for the replies!
>
> I guess we should stick to the ideas and try not to get much coupled to a
> certain tool. I like the simplicity and power of Emacs. However, Eclipse is
> also a killer platform (and marvelous piece of work, kudos to all the
> Eclipse platform developers!) and JDT, as hank sais - "lives and breaths
> java" - it's not about languages being so similar (they really are) but
> rather it is about having the tool helping you write good code and letting
> you focus on what's important. The Eclipse plug-ins that really leverage the
> Eclipse platform actually do that, they really help you code!
>
> So, I guess there isn't really the holy grail of editor as much as there
> isn't the holy grail of languages. I will stick with the main idea from the
> book, though - "automatize everything you can". I will also study emacs on
> my spare time (well, I hope I get some free time soon :P) - I also think
> it's important not to have a fanatic mindset - it only limits our minds.
>
> Cheers and happy 2007 everyone!
>
> Marcelo.
>
> On 1/3/07, Martin Heidegger <mastakaneda at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > I wonder how difficult it must be to integrate a proper editor into a
> > browser, it could help in Open source development: For example als Firefox
> > Plugin you could have "code fields" that get automatically presented in your
> > favourite code style. Real time checking of libraries for the certain
> > languages. Direkt SVN support: You surve on the SVN and then click "edit"
> > and your development tool works with a local copy and tells you that you
> > might test it offline (with a deployment/test description in the certain svn
> > root). Some syntax roles. Maybe bonjour support and of course code
> > completion based to the svn content ... well who would want more?
> >
> > yours
> > Martin.
> >
> > On 1/3/07, Freddie(r) Cristalab < freddier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > You can't have a respectable Open Source mailing list without a fine
> > > editor war. This thread make me cry manly tears.
> > >
> > > On 1/3/07, DannyT < danmoov2 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Woo hoo nothing like a good editor war to see in the new year!
> > > >
> > > > :P
> > > >
> > >
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